Medical researchers discover hidden side of prion diseases Medical researchers in Canada and the United States recently published their joint findings that fatal prion diseases, which include BSE or "mad cow disease," have a hidden signature. [News Source]

Medical researchers in Canada and the US discover hidden side of prion diseases ( University of Alberta Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry ) Medical researchers recently discovered that fatal prion diseases, which include BSE or "mad cow disease," have a hidden signature.Researchers say the discovery tells them that prion diseases may not be unstoppable as once thought, because brain cells are in fact trying to get rid of a prion protein -- something the medical research ... [News Source]